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News

Jessica Gilbertson hired in North Dakota
In March 2006, Jessica Gilbertson of Bismarck, North Dakota was hired for a joint Spirit of EAGLES, Cancer Information Service partnership coordinator position serving North Dakota. A member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe, Jessica is based in the Cancer Prevention and Control Division of the North Dakota Dept. of Health. Jessica brings to her position a degree in communications and experience working with North Dakota American Indian tribes.

Changing Cancer Patterns--Save the Date
Spirit of EAGLES will host their seventh national conference, September 6-8, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New American Indian Cancer Incidence Data for Wisconsin
Coming soon: A joint article on this topic with the WI Cancer Reporting System.

Current Projects

Spirit of Eagles - North Central Region Year 6 Plan (pdf)

Cancer Survivor’s Voice
North Central Spirit of EAGLES, in partnership with interested Tribes, Dr. Tracy Schroepfer, UW School of Social Work, and Dr. Anne Traynor, UWCCC, developed and implemented a quality of cancer care pilot study supported through a Lung Pre-SPORE project sponsored by UWCCC. The self-report survey of AIAN cancer survivors was distributed at an American Indian health conference, and by two tribes to survivors known to them. Results and currently being analyzed and discussed with participating tribes, and once completed and approved, will be released to the public.

NARCH - Improving American Indian Cancer Surveillance and Data Reporting in Wisconsin
We are nearing conclusion of our four-year pilot project, Improving American Indian Cancer Surveillance and Data Reporting in Wisconsin, funded through Great Lakes Native American Research Center for Health. Leveraged through our Spirit of EAGLES program, this community-based research project seeks to improve the completeness and accuracy of cancer data and its use by Tribal and Urban Indian Clinics in Wisconsin. The project includes the development of clinic-based cancer profiles, reporting of cancer cases to the Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System, researching current Wisconsin American Indian cancer trends, and engaging all participants in a learning process on community-based research.

Publications

Building Cancer Surveillance Capacity: Wisconsin Tribal and Urban Indian Clinics; Strickland R, Pierce K, Stephenson L, Miller-Korth N, Knutsen K, Waukau J, Remington P, Kaur J. (pdf)

Cancer Mortality Among Wisconsin American Indians, 1990-2000; Monteon M, Remington P, Strickland R, Miller-Korth N, Pierce K, Laverdure A, Kaur J; The IHS Primary Care Provider, Vol. 29 #8, August 2004, p. 181-6.

Cancer Information Resources: Preferences among health professionals serving American Indian Communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin; Knutsen K, Strickland R, Matloub J, Remington P, Kaur J. (pdf)

Posters submitted:
Cancer Mortality among Wisconsin American Indians (pdf)

Reporting New Cancer Cases: A Successful Partnership (pdf)